Religion
The Straying Sheep
Translated by Eleanor Hull (1913) · From The Poem-Book of the Gael (1913)
Religion
Fair Jesu, guide Thy straying sheep
Along the fragrant valleys,
And where the meadow-grass grows deep,
Guard from the wild wolf's sallies;
No sickness unto death be theirs,
But sickness unto healing,
Our sickness be for love to Thee
O King of all the living.
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Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “The Straying Sheep.” Translated by Eleanor Hull. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/30/.
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Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “The Straying Sheep.” Translated by Eleanor Hull. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/30/.
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